OPINION: The Brooklyn Nets’ decision to let the unvaccinated All-Star play part-time for road games is neither fair to fans nor fellow NBA players It’s never been easy to be a Nets fan. With the exception of the Jason Kidd years and a few flashes of greatness before and since, they have far more often…
A 32-year-old Black veteran and father of three was shot and killed in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this week after a road rage confrontation with a white father and son riding in a pickup truck ended with the motorcyclist being shot in his chest. Stephen Addison was shot by 51-year-old Roger Dale Nobles Sr. as the biker argued…
Ahmaud Arbery’s convicted murderers, from left: Gregory McMichael, William “Roddie” Bryan, Travis McMichael. | Source: Glynn County Sheriff’s Office The parents of Ahamuad Arbery will be present in a Georgia courtroom when their son’s three convicted murderers are scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for the brutal and brazen killing of the unarmed Black jogger…
Social media is not happy with Lil Durk after the Chicago-born rapper called on fellow artists, including Pulitzer Prize-winning star Kendrick Lamar, to work with Morgan Wallen. The country singer found himself engulfed in controversy after February 2021 when a video of him shouting the N-word leaked. Durk’s support for the controversial star appears to…
Jill Scott became the target of a random, yet surprisingly sexy Internet rumor that was so absurd that she took to social media to address it directly. The soul singer became a trending topic on Twitter on Tuesday, Jan. 4, after talk of a leaked sex tape began to spread across the social media platform….
Windows are pictured from the scene of the fatal fire in the Fairmount neighborhood on January 5, 2022, in Philadelphia. | Source: Hannah Beier / Getty A child playing with a lighter near a Christmas tree may have caused this week’s deadly fire at a rowhouse in Philadelphia that killed 12 people, including eight children,…
It’s been nearly two weeks since Meagan Good and DeVon Franklin announced their divorce on social media. It left many questioning what ended their nine-year marriage. During an appearance on “The Real” Wednesday, Jan. 5, the actress talked about taking a moment to embrace other “transitions” that took place this past year. “It’s been amazing,…
The former couple met in Chicago in1995, five years after the NBA icon divorced his first wife. Larsa Pippen and Scottie Pippen are officially divorced, five years after the NBA icon first filed to end their marriage after more than 20 years together. Their divorce was finalized on Wednesday, Jan. 5, according to court documents…
Lewis is included in the USPS’ long-running “Black Heritage” series, honoring American innovators of color. Edmonia Lewis was a groundbreaking sculptor whose work made a major impression both in America and overseas. Now, she is being immortalized on a United States postage stamp, as reported by Art News. “As the public continues to discover the…
The mother of a woman labeled as treasonous after being fatally shot by police during illegal riots in the U.S. Capitol spoke out on the anniversary of the death with ironic words for the officer who killed her. Micki Witthoeft — whose daughter, Ashli Babbitt, was an active participant in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot…
